Why exactly do we use NoSQL?

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Published on 2010-06-18T07:29:01Z Indexed on 2010/06/18 7:33 UTC
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Having understood some of the advantages that NoSQL offers (scalability, availability, etc.), I am still not clear why a website would want to use a non-relational database. Can I get some help on this, preferably with an example?

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